Tulips and freshly installed decking, at the Indianapolis Flower & Patio Show, running from March 8-16 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, March 6, 2014.

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Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Star correspondent

After months of record snowfall, freezing temperatures and killer wind chills, the 56th annual Indiana Flower & Patio Show's glimpse of spring is more than welcome.

About 100,000 people attend the show every year, said Donell Heberer Walton, executive director of HSI Shows, which produces the nine-day event. The show continues through March 16 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

This year's landscapers designed gardens to fit the theme of Personal Space, reflecting the hobbies and interests of their creators, Walton said. "I asked them to create space in the garden that tells a little bit ...